BRAIN INJURY
What is the leading cause of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in the US?
What is falls.
- about 1.5 million falls happen each year with both infants and geriatrics
What does “aphasia” mean?
What is the loss of the ability to understand or express speech
How much does the human brain weigh?
What is 3 pounds
- which makes up about 2% of your total body weight
What are the 2 main types of brain injury?
What is Traumatic & Acquired.
- traumatic = blunt force to the skull & acquired = internal injury such as hemorrhage, stroke, aneurysm
What does “dysphagia” mean?
What is difficulty swallowing
- food and liquids
How many lobes does the brain have?
What is 4
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), how many people in the Unites States receive treatment for brain injury every year?
What is 1,700,000
- that doesn’t even include all the people who receive a head injury but don’t seek treatment
What does “dysarthria” mean?
What is weakness of speech muscles
- often characterized by slurred or slow speech that can be difficult to understand. Commonly caused by neurological disorders such as stroke, brain injury, and conditions that cause facial paralysis or tongue weakness
Which lobe of the brain is responsible for decision-making?
What is the frontal lobe
- responsible for decision-making and executive control (the selection and coordination of goal-directed behaviors)
What color is associated with brain injury awareness?
What is blue/green
- green is for TBI and blue is for all brain injuries
What does the hippocampus do?
What is involved in forming new memories
How much of the brain is made up of water?
What is about 75%
How many people have strokes each year in the US?
What is 795,000
- there is a stroke every 40 seconds in the US
What part of the brain controls emotions?
What is amygdala
The brain continues to grow and develop until about what age?
What is age 25